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FRENCH PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS FRANÇAIS
A pronoun is a word which takes the place of a noun. Examples in English are: I, you, they,
her, him, me, it, there, etc.
A) SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS
Used with verbs in a sentence to replace a person or a thing mentioned previously:
Je/J’ = I Je donne = I give/I'm giving
Tu = You Tu donnes = You give/You are giving
Il = He /It Il donne = He/It gives He/It is giving
Elle = She/It Elle donne = She/It gives She/It is giving
On = One/We/They On donne = One/We/They give/are giving
Nous = We Nous donnons = We give/We are giving
Vous = You Vous donnez = You give/You are giving
Ils = They Ils donnent = They give/They are giving
Elles = They Elles donnent = They give/They are giving
Examples:
Je donne le livre à Marie. = I give the book to Marie.
Estelle dit qu'elle est malade. = Estelle says that she is sick.
Le chat a neuf ans. Il est noir et blanc. = The cat is 9 years old. It is black and white.
B) OBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS OBJETS
DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS OBJETS DIRECTS
These come before verbs like connaître, aimer, voir, regarder, payer, demander, chercher,
attendre, écouter, etc.
me (m’) me Il me connaît. = He knows me.
te (t’) you Je te vois. = I see you.
le (l') him/it Elle l'aime. = She likes/loves him/it.
la (l') her/it Ils l’entendent. = They hear her/it.
nous us Elles nous détestent. = They hate us.
vous you Il vous verra. = He will see you.
les them Je les achèterai. = I will buy them.
NOTE: The pronoun goes before the verb in French!
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INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS OBJETS INDIRECTS
These usually have the word to before the noun or pronoun. They follow verbs which have à
after them, eg, envoyer à, donner à, dire à, parler à, écrire à, rappeler à, etc.
me (m') (to) me Il m'envoie la photo. = He's sending the photo to me/me the….
te (t') (to) you Elle te donnera le cadeau. = She will give the gift to you/you…
lui (to) him/her Je lui parle le samedi. = I talk to him/to her on Saturdays.
nous (to) us Tu nous écriras demain. = You will write to us tomorrow.
Vous (to) you Je vous rappellerai l’adresse ce soir. = I will remind you of the address
this evening.
leur (to) them Il leur a dit de se taire. = He told them to be quiet.
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